Re: yes, its t0rn again

[Helmut Springer <delta () FAVEVE UNI-STUTTGART DE>]

On Wed 2001-01-03 (15:51), Andreas Hasenack wrote:
> That may also not be enough. A library could have been hacked,
> md5sum should be statically linked. And, if a kernel module has
> been inserted, then all bets are off, you would have to reboot
> from a known kernel to be sure.

if you're playing rough you won't have modules support in the kernel
(as long as you can't make sure modules can't be tampered) and a
read only boot media checking the system from a read only core
system on startup.

yes, that somewhat makes system maintenance a pain.  the price to
pay.

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